| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |